Effect of anaesthesia on serum levels of LH and FSH in man with and without GnRH test.
The effect of anaesthesia with atropine and pentobarbital (PB) in three groups of volunteers has been tested. The dose used for the anaesthesia was 20 mg/kg body weight of PB. The experiment was performed with and without stimulation test with GnRH. Anaesthesia was shown to increase serum levels of LH and to increase the response to stimulation with GnRH. Atropine and mental stress seem to have no effect on the hormones. No variation in serum levels of FSH in the anaesthesized volunteers was noted. The data obtained have been statistically controlled.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D001285:Atropine; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D010424:Pentobarbital